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On behalf of Department for Business and Trade Fair Work Agency, we are looking for a Recruitment Business Partner - (Inside IR35) for a 6-month contract working on a remote basis with occasional office travel to a local office when required

The Recruitment Business Partner will provide organisation-wide leadership for recruitment, workforce onboarding and key corporate systems across the Fair Work Agency.

Working closely with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), the postholder will act as the Agency's strategic recruitment adviser, ensuring the organisation has the people, systems and processes required to deliver its objectives. The role will operate across all directorates and functions, leading end-to-end recruitment activity, managing critical business systems and overseeing the Agency's relationship with UK Shared Business Services (UKSBS) as payroll provider.

The postholder will drive continuous improvement, strengthen governance and ensure the Agency's recruitment, workforce and operational systems support growth, performance and delivery.

As a Recruitment Business Partner - (Inside IR35) your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead the Agency's end-to-end recruitment function across all directorates, from workforce planning through to onboarding and mobilisation.
• Act as the strategic Recruitment Business Partner to the Executive Leadership Team, advising on workforce strategy, organisational growth, recruitment risks and resourcing solutions.
• Provide expert advice on Civil Service recruitment frameworks and ensure recruitment activity is compliant, effective and aligned to organisational priorities.
• Lead recruitment across all engagement routes, including permanent appointments, fixed-term appointments, secondments, loans, interchange arrangements, contingent labour and specialist contractors.
• Manage the Agency's relationship with UK Shared Business Services (UKSBS), ensuring effective payroll, onboarding and workforce administration services.
• Own and oversee key corporate systems, ensuring they support organisational requirements and operational delivery.
• Lead the management and continuous improvement of recruitment, workforce administration, health and safety, contract management and casework management systems.
• Act as business owner for systems development, service improvements and transformation activity, working with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Manage contracts and supplier relationships relating to recruitment services and corporate systems.
• Develop performance reporting, management information and assurance arrangements for recruitment and business systems.
• Ensure robust governance, data quality, auditability and compliance across all recruitment and systems activity.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders across the Agency and with external delivery partners to ensure effective and joined-up service delivery.

To be considered for this role, please ensure your CV evidences the following essential criteria.

Essential Criteria

• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
• Experience working within the Public Sector
• Experience and knowledge of compliance, governance and process adherence, ensuring services are delivered to a high standard.
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Experience using the Civil Service Jobs platform to manage recruitment activity.
• Experience and knowledge of Civil Service principles
• Proactive, organised and process-driven

Desirable Criteria

• CIPD
• Experience of working with UKSBS

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Department for Business and Trade Fair Work Agency guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant / commitment

Department for Business and Trade Fair Work Agency guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".